Crystal Lake (Newton)

Crystal Lake
Crystal Lake
Location	Newton, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°19′38″N 71°12′01″W / 42.32722°N 71.20028°W / 42.32722; -71.20028Coordinates: 42°19′38″N 71°12′01″W / 42.32722°N 71.20028°W / 42.32722; -71.20028
Basin countries	United States
Surface area	33 acres (13 ha)

Crystal Lake is a 33-acre (130,000 m²) natural lake located in Newton, Massachusetts. Its shores, mostly lined with private homes, also host two small parks and a town beach and bath house. The name Crystal Lake was given to the pond by a nineteenth century commercial ice harvester that sold ice cut from the pond in winter. It had previously been called Baptist Pond and used for baptisms by the Newton Center Baptist Church. The ice company felt that Crystal Lake was a better name for marketing purposes.^[1] In the colonial era it was called Wiswall's Pond.^[2]

See also

• Thomas Wiswall

References

1. ^ http://www.ci.newton.ma.us/Election/NewtonHighlands/documents/Crystal_Lake.pdf
2. ^ Newton Conservators page

External links

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crystal Lake (Newton)